insensible
/ɪnˈsensəbl/adjective
1
- usu. as complement without one's mental faculties, typically a result of violence or intoxication; unconscious(尤指因暴力、酒醉)失去知觉的, 不省人事的:
they knocked each other insensible with their fists
他们用拳头把对方击得失去知觉
insensible with drink.
喝酒喝得不省人事。
1.1
- (especially of a body or bodily extremity) numb; without feeling(尤指身体、肢体末端)麻木的; 无感觉的:
the horny and insensible tip of the beak.
角质的无感觉喙端。
2
- predic.
insensible of/to
unaware of; indifferent to(对…)毫无察觉的; 漠不关心的: they slept on, insensible to the headlight beams.
他们继续睡着, 未察觉那车前灯的光束。
2.1
- without emotion; callous无情的; 冷酷的。
3
- too small or gradual to be perceived; inappreciable不被察觉的; 微不可辨的:
varying by insensible degrees.
以不被察觉的程度改变。
派生词
insensibly
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